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Fallout 76 Surpasses 17 Million Players

Fallout 76 Surpasses 17 Million Players

The lifetime player count for Bethesda's online RPG was confirmed to be at 15 million players in June.

PS5 Reportedly Sold 3x as Much as Xbox Series X/S in 2023

PS5 Reportedly Sold 3x as Much as Xbox Series X/S in 2023

According to analyst firm Ampere's estimates, Sony's console sold 22.5 million units this year, while Xbox Series X/S sold 7.6 million.

Starfield: Shattered Space Expansion Launches in 2024

Starfield: Shattered Space Expansion Launches in 2024

The "major expansion" will contain new story content, locations, gear, and more, with additional details coming next year.

Starfield Will Receive New Gameplay Settings, Ship Building Options, and More in 2024

Starfield Will Receive New Gameplay Settings, Ship Building Options, and More in 2024

Also, starting early next year, Bethesda's sci-fi RPG will receive an exporter, and players can access a new Creation Kit for mods.

Starfield Tops 13 Million Players

Starfield Tops 13 Million Players

Various stats also revealed, including over 22 million days of playtime, an average of 40 hours per player, and nearly 2 billion planets visited.

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is Leaving on December 29th

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is Leaving on December 29th

The reviled executive will finally step down after 32 years, with Activision Blizzard leadership reporting to Microsoft's Matt Booty instead.

Sunset Overdrive 2 Was Seemingly in Development at One Point

Sunset Overdrive 2 Was Seemingly in Development at One Point

The sequel was apparently cancelled, with Insomniac Games instead choosing to focus on Marvel's Spider-Man, leaked documents suggest.

Insomniac Games Has Made Just $567 off Sunset Overdrive

Insomniac Games Has Made Just $567 off Sunset Overdrive

No, not $567,000. The studio has made just over five hundred dollars off the game, which released for Xbox One in 2014.

Sony is Concerned Xbox Could “Leapfrog” PlayStation Following Activision Deal, as Per Leaked Internal Documents

Sony is Concerned Xbox Could “Leapfrog” PlayStation Following Activision Deal, as Per Leaked Internal Documents

Leaked documents reveal Sony is concerned about the "incredible strategic value" Activision's acquisition will provide to Microsoft.

PS5 vs Xbox Series X/S – Who Had a Better 2023?

PS5 vs Xbox Series X/S – Who Had a Better 2023?

2023 was a stellar year for games, but between PlayStation and Xbox, which platform fared better?

Bethesda Once Turned Down Obsidian’s Pitch for The Elder Scrolls Spinoffs, Co-Founder Says

Bethesda Once Turned Down Obsidian’s Pitch for The Elder Scrolls Spinoffs, Co-Founder Says

Obsidian co-founder Chris Avellone says one of the pitched projects was meant to be a smaller spinoff similar to Fallout: New Vegas.

Next Xbox Could Launch in 2026 – Rumour

Next Xbox Could Launch in 2026 – Rumour

If fresh rumours are anything to go by, Microsoft might be looking to end the Xbox Series X/S lifecycle earlier than most would have expected.

Marvel’s Blade Developer Reveals Slick New Concept Art

Marvel’s Blade Developer Reveals Slick New Concept Art

The third-person action-adventure title is in development at Deathloop and Dishonored studio Arkane Lyon.

Nintendo Switch Becomes US’ Third Best-Selling Console of All Time, Surpassing Xbox 360

Nintendo Switch Becomes US’ Third Best-Selling Console of All Time, Surpassing Xbox 360

The console now sits behind only the Nintendo DS and the PlayStation 2 in lifetime sales in the United States.

PlayStation Portal Ranked Fourth in November US Sales Charts, PS5 Still on Top

PlayStation Portal Ranked Fourth in November US Sales Charts, PS5 Still on Top

Hardware spending dropped by one percent over last year, with the PlayStation 5 still leading in unit and dollar sales for 2023.

Marvel’s Blade Has Seemingly Been in the Works Since January 2022

Marvel’s Blade Has Seemingly Been in the Works Since January 2022

The LinkedIn profile of the game's campaign director suggests it entered development nearly two years ago.

OD – Kojima Productions Trademarks Social Scream System and Social Stealth

OD – Kojima Productions Trademarks Social Scream System and Social Stealth

The Xbox Game Studios-published horror title could be incorporating new multiplayer systems with the help of cloud technology.

Starfield is Adding “New Ways of Traveling” in 2024

Starfield is Adding “New Ways of Traveling” in 2024

Bethesda Game Studios is also working on adding city maps, mod support, FSR3 and XeSS support, and several other fixes.

Indiana Jones’ Xbox Exclusivity “Makes Financial and Strategic Sense” – Disney

Indiana Jones’ Xbox Exclusivity “Makes Financial and Strategic Sense” – Disney

"Xbox still being one of the bigger marketplaces for games, we didn't feel like we were going to be overly exclusionary," says Disney's head of gaming, Sean Shoptaw.

South of Midnight Could be Targeting a 2024 Release – Rumour

South of Midnight Could be Targeting a 2024 Release – Rumour

The LinkedIn profile of a Microsoft employee suggests Compulsion Games' action-adventure title will be out next year.